In Brazil it’s called Saveiro, which is a sort of a sailing boat. Very popular and shares the top positions of the market in that category with Fiat’s Strada, which was renamed RAM 700 in North America.
@@wellingtons.cassiano3002 The Saveiro is built on the Brazilian VW Gol platform. This pickup is derived from the VW Golf MK1 (VW Rabbit in the US) which was never built or sold in Brazil
Great job, and pretty clean for its year and model. It’s good to see someone caring about non-muscle cars, too! They’re all interesting in their own way.
My grandpa has one of these and it was sitting for 6 years and I got it running when I was 14. These trucks are so hard to fined and I love them so much.
I too have a 1981 Caddie Diesel, I took it for a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in "Surf City" and so many positive comments from folks especially the "Surfer Dudes" asking if it was for sale! I also paid $500.00 for mine. I rebuilt the injectors and the VE pump cause it was leaking from the advance piston seal under the pump. A nice truck to own!
I was excited about the Porsche, but I'm 10x more excited to see your progress on this one. Ready to get mine together so we can cruise to some shows together!
my dad had alot of these and the rabbits. he even pulled the engine of one of these and stuck it on a honda Goldwing. I drove on for over a year and got 50 mpg. but I never had the love for them my dad did. and the rear axels made good little trailer too.
Growing up, my dad bought two rabbits '75 and a '78, both diesel. Those cars were amazing. They had killer stereos, they got around in the snow like a snow cat, and they got like 50 miles per gallon in the 1970s. During the energy crunch. Crunch. Other people were sitting in gas lines. We just sailed on by.The trick back then was finding a diesel pump that wasn't 20 mi away at a truck stop on the edge of town!
About a month ago i purchased this trucks domestic equivalent the Dodge Rampage. I love the weird stuff too! Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!
Cool project! Axle flip rear. Lowering kit front. Euro front. Bumper delete. Widened, centerflipped steelies with stretched tyres and you´ll have one cool car.
What a nice find! Great little pickup truck and very rare. Congratulations on getting it started. Great all purpose compact pickup truck! Another one in the German family.
500?! I paid 4k for mine but it's in excellent condition. Interior and exterior are near immaculate. Near no rust. Minor weather seal leak and oil leak. The oil leak is to be expected with 250k miles, but runs like a dream. Internals are immaculate as far as I've inspected. My first car was a 1983 golf diesel 1.6, just like my truck and I would hazard a guess the same as yours. Mine is yellow. Your tailgate looks amazing! I'm the second owner. Just like my golf. I got that from my grandparents that bought it new. It had 300k+. Mad jealous! All of my stuff works minus the shift light. Lol!
Great channel. Great score on this pick-up. I have an 85 Golf 2-door diesel 5 speed 83,000 of miles. It can sit for ever and start right up. Started right up in 28 degree weather other day with ease.
Love this video, I’m using it as a guide for a 81 rabbit pickup I just pulled out of a field. It’s great help for you to go through the steps you took and getting it going!
Don't apologize for buying these old things on the cheap! I love the fact that you're trying to restore these things for next to nothing. I'd do the same if I had a shed!
I worked@ VW Westmoreland & built your truck! I purchased one of the first trucks we made mit same Lago blue paint..Only made 15000 trucks in 1980 with 5000 diesels which makes this fairly rare....
Back when VWs were made well. I had a gas 78 4 door Bunny, Champagne Edition. I so loved that car.... Drove it for two years in HS, then 5 years in college. Did all my own work where I could, oil, plugs, rotor, timing..... So peppy for the time and low to the ground so great handling. I only sold it because the floor boards were starting to rust out. Bought a VW Fox because I wanted a trunk. Not as fun as the Bunny but more practical. Then I went Japanese as VW started its decline. Have fun with this car truck thingy.
IMO a perfect vehicle. Great front wheel drive for going to work and doing errands no matter the weather.. Definitely not for anything more than light hauling and you better not be a big guy either I’ve owned (3) 1981’s. 1 gasser and 2 from the dark side. Ended up being the wife’s’ car as MS got me. She LOVED the attention she got when people asked her what the heck is that? We would still have the second diesel IF VW hadn’t made a change mid year of the head drilling negating the ‘81 Rabbit parts cars good head. Grrrr!
Cool! I'm French and here, this one is loved a lot... I would like to drive this one in Paris... My first car was a 1981 MK1 GTI+ 1.8, 740kg for 220ch... That's fire in it! But yours is different and so fun! Thank U very very much. Coucou de France👍
This is funny Michael, I’m watching this playlist for the first time, it’s 4th March 2024 and you are now on 263k subscribers, what a long way you channel has come, in my opinion it’s one of the best, if not THE best in this genre, and going from strength too strength 👏👍🙂
ok, i have been loving the new videos, i was looking to restore a MK2 golf (same frame and powerhouse) to be honest so glad to have stumbled across this video!
I had one of those engines, let me tell you they don't die! you can't kill it. But if you want to go to an even more powerful and durable one, swap it with the 1.6D or 1.6 GTD .. those are amazing. I'm not sure if you guys have it in America or not. And your kid is so lovely ^^ god bless.
Thank you! I built my last one to make more power naturally aspirated than the turbo 🤷🏼♂️ and it did quite well. I’m still unsure of what I plan to do with this one, something fun though!
Yes...I always loved these pickups! It was my understanding that before a certain year, Rabbits/Sciroccos w/ rectangular headlights were made in America and the ones w/ round headlights were made in Germany.
These engines are great i got 2 audis with the same engines they ran over 500000 kilometers if you keep this one before fill up your tank(full) take 0.2 liters of 2 stroke oil and it will run forever (the pump and injectors get better lubricated)
great video and great job on this pick up VW i had a few co workers who owned drove these who drove them 100 miles a day round trip to work every day and they got over 50 miles to the gallon, that is a Imperial gallon and with the compression release and a block heater here in Manitoba Canada they started in the very cold winters here, enjoy your find they are very reliable and super unique
I owned a Scirocco and a Rabbit during the early eighties. I remember it was usually older gentlemen that bought those caddy trucks. Maybe I'll buy one of those someday.
Love it! Greetings from Charleston! My late father had a tan 1978 Rabbit Diesel 5 Door when I was a youngin’. Thanks for saving this one. Looking forward to seeing your future videos!
My dad had a 78 rabbit hatchback with this diesel in it. It had a gas motor when he bought it with 250k miles, he put the diesel in it and drove it another 150k miles before junking it
Nicely done mate, but when you say it has little bit rust or what ever and that ok for this mileage i was like wdf :D here in Serbia golf 1 diesel my grandfather drove on old changing oil during the war, than when he was out of old oil he just put oil from franc frieze, and after the war ofcourse on standard diesel, he died not much after the war, we sold vw Golf 1 here in place near by..Guy is still driving it, it has 470 000 km on it . so 55k miles-70k km thats a brand new engine :D
Haha I know! I shaved the bay on my last one and put a built pump, header and velocity stacks on it...it had 500k plus miles on it 😅 cool story man! Love it!
my day just got better and better, not long ago watched the Porsche video now this beast cant wait for the updates on these and the other builds you may have going
Thanks for showcasing this little truck! I thought it'd be a shame to just do the Porsche and not show this little thing some love, too! Thanks for bringing us along!
And that is what it sounded like new. That engine will last forever but you never see them on the road anymore. Would be cool to have one with a little more power. That was actually a pretty practical vehicle back in its time. But...today you probably need to use back roads cause I am pretty sure maintaining 70 on the interstate would only be on a downhill slope. I would probably have bought that thing if I ran across it. Still miss mine and it was borrowed constantly until I sold it.
I had a built pump, custom header and a velocity stack intake on my last one. It did pretty well for being a tiny na diesel 😉 this one will stay bone stock other than probably sending the pump off to be built. Takes them from roughly 36whp to over 50whp which doesn’t sound like much but actually makes a huge difference.
I had a 84’ rabbit gti. The nose of it is identical. Car was pretty quick too. Those volkswagon’s were one of the first vehicles to use fuel injection. Most other car manufacturers did’t start that until about 1988-1989.
I have always been a chevy gasboy myself you are the first diesel anything ive been into i do follow bruce wilson. However you have gotten me more into vw diesel more so then my teacher did
Thoroughly enjoyable! can't remember the last time I saw one of these Golf/Rabbit pick ups, they were not very popular here unlike its saloon and gti counterparts which still are
Love these older Volkswagens, you probably already know this but here goes. I found out the hard way, over 3k $ repair. The service manager at the local Cummins dealer said the older fuel pumps used the sulfur in the fuel for lubrication. Both my up pump and distribution pumps went out and were replaced with the newer version designed for the new sulfur free fuel. Additives are available to be used with older pumps. Rule of thumb when you change the oil you need to change the fuel filter also. Prime the new fuel filter before you install it.
Budget Buildz yeah figured that, just anyways, if it snapped and got tangled up with belt or worse foind in with timing belt and jumped a tooth, bend valves and all. 😀
I'd go resto-mod with this, I'm thinking 2.5 TDI. Don't worry, it'll fit. Definately keep the Westmoreland front end. Get new tires, polish the glass, and go through the wiring and fuse panel. Leave the body and paint as it is.
Just sub because I just got one too! Barn find for the same price and it’s a black on black. Very satisfying watch u get it started! Keep it up. Now time to get started on mines
Lol I have a kid just like that, she is a little older now but still with the “Daddy” at the most difficult time of a repair. Love her to death though, she is my little buddy. Even took her to the Turkey Rod run in Daytona last weekend.
You got a great deal on that caddy. I've seen those in good condition sell for $4-5k. Which is kind of ridiculous but. I had a couple 84 quantum turbo diesels. Definitely like the older Volkswagen diesel powered cars. I had a CV joint fail in one of those went to a local parts store, The part was in a paper box wrapped in oiled paper, an inside the box it said made in West Germany.. West Germany didn't exist as an independent country for quite a while at that point.
What year were your Quantum’s? I had an 84, turbo diesel , dark brown , brown interior with the automatic with the E position on the shifter. Was imported to Canada in the late 80s. We didn’t get Quantum’s here. Miss that car!
@@charlesmoore2485 I'm pretty sure one was an 84 or the other one I'm not totally sure about. It was funny because the one was a lot more beat up but ran better the other one was a lot lower miles and a lot cleaner and ran a lot worse LOL. Both of mine worse 5 speeds both had AC.
Inside the tank of those is a fine mesh filter. It can become clogged with gunk. I don't know how to access it top side on the trucks, but in the cars you accessed it though a panel under the back seat above the tank.
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What a cool little pickup! I've never seen a VW Rabbit pickup here before, didn't even know they made them.
That's a sweet looking caddy , that's what they're called here in South Africa.. I'm a big fan of your choice in cars👍
caddy is the original EU name
That's what we call them here in the states too.
Caddy looking good ekse just a shame we dont have these rabbit caddy in South Africa and if there is , its going to be very expensive
In Brazil it’s called Saveiro, which is a sort of a sailing boat. Very popular and shares the top positions of the market in that category with Fiat’s Strada, which was renamed RAM 700 in North America.
@@wellingtons.cassiano3002 The Saveiro is built on the Brazilian VW Gol platform. This pickup is derived from the VW Golf MK1 (VW Rabbit in the US) which was never built or sold in Brazil
Great job, and pretty clean for its year and model. It’s good to see someone caring about non-muscle cars, too! They’re all interesting in their own way.
Andy 105 Thank you! I love weird and different 😛
I had an 82 Rabbit pick up. Black Tie Edition. Diesel 5 sod. Neat truck at the time.
I had no doubts. Old diesels never die. All it needed was fuel at the injectors and enough amps getting to the starter.
Dude your choice of vehicles is right up my alley
David Campos If it’s weird and different that’s all me! 😁
@@BudgetBuildz NOT complaining to be wierd ! I mean wat The fun to be normal ?
@@789costela Truth!
I just pulled an 81 out of a collapsing garage. It's been sitting since 1990.
My 1981 diesel rabbit truck sat for 18 years. Didn't even change fuel, had it running in one day.
Those square headlights and grill are wurth a fortune here in europe😎
Your daughter is adorable and great job getting her to start. That VW pickup is a beauty.
Reminds me of when I was tinkering with something and my girls were helping me.
My grandpa has one of these and it was sitting for 6 years and I got it running when I was 14. These trucks are so hard to fined and I love them so much.
What a score! I think I’m more excited about this than the Porsche. Great color. 👍🏻
Michael B Haha thanks!
Pretty straight little pickup
Install the Euro front golf GTI grill and headlights round headlights will look great Volkswagen caddy over here in England👍
That American front end and bumpers are just brutal
Keep the squares! Everyone does the euro front.
Keep it just the way it is
Nice find. What it needs is a mechanically pumped ALH and a limited slip differential.
maxmoo thanks! Mmm that does sound nice!
Had an 80s diesel Rabbit. Hands down the perkiest naturally aspirated diesel I ever drove.
I too have a 1981 Caddie Diesel, I took it for a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in "Surf City" and so many positive comments from folks especially the "Surfer Dudes" asking if it was for sale! I also paid $500.00 for mine. I rebuilt the injectors and the VE pump cause it was leaking from the advance piston seal under the pump. A nice truck to own!
This motor is like a watch ! Sound well ! Nice light truck !
I was excited about the Porsche, but I'm 10x more excited to see your progress on this one. Ready to get mine together so we can cruise to some shows together!
Sounds good!
my dad had alot of these and the rabbits. he even pulled the engine of one of these and stuck it on a honda Goldwing. I drove on for over a year and got 50 mpg. but I never had the love for them my dad did. and the rear axels made good little trailer too.
Growing up, my dad bought two rabbits '75 and a '78, both diesel. Those cars were amazing. They had killer stereos, they got around in the snow like a snow cat, and they got like 50 miles per gallon in the 1970s. During the energy crunch. Crunch. Other people were sitting in gas lines. We just sailed on by.The trick back then was finding a diesel pump that wasn't 20 mi away at a truck stop on the edge of town!
About a month ago i purchased this trucks domestic equivalent the Dodge Rampage. I love the weird stuff too! Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!
So cool!! Glad to have you! Thank you!
That is so cool. I've been asked to get one of these going that's been sitting for at least 15 years. The information in this video is very helpful.
Cool project!
Axle flip rear.
Lowering kit front.
Euro front.
Bumper delete.
Widened, centerflipped steelies with stretched tyres and you´ll have one cool car.
TheEfterbliven found the flat brim hat wearing sheep....
What a nice find! Great little pickup truck and very rare.
Congratulations on getting it started. Great all purpose compact pickup truck! Another one in the German family.
Thank you! I love em! This is my third one!
500?! I paid 4k for mine but it's in excellent condition. Interior and exterior are near immaculate. Near no rust. Minor weather seal leak and oil leak. The oil leak is to be expected with 250k miles, but runs like a dream. Internals are immaculate as far as I've inspected. My first car was a 1983 golf diesel 1.6, just like my truck and I would hazard a guess the same as yours. Mine is yellow. Your tailgate looks amazing! I'm the second owner. Just like my golf. I got that from my grandparents that bought it new. It had 300k+. Mad jealous! All of my stuff works minus the shift light. Lol!
Nice ! I had a Rabbit 4 door gas job in high school , good luck with it .
I had to do this to a 2030 John Deere and it’s a pain in the but I gotta tell you love this, never seen the channel before!
Awesome bro, i live in europe and got my hands on a 1976 golf, been sitting since 2005. Just passed inspection yesterday and ready to roll
Great channel. Great score on this pick-up. I have an 85 Golf 2-door diesel 5 speed 83,000 of miles. It can sit for ever and start right up. Started right up in 28 degree weather other day with ease.
Now that is some treasure, man this car is an absolute legend. Thumbs up!
Love this video, I’m using it as a guide for a 81 rabbit pickup I just pulled out of a field. It’s great help for you to go through the steps you took and getting it going!
Glad you enjoyed! I’ll be going thru the timing belt and maintenance on it shortly as well, and will have a video out for that! 🙂
Don't apologize for buying these old things on the cheap! I love the fact that you're trying to restore these things for next to nothing. I'd do the same if I had a shed!
I worked@ VW Westmoreland & built your truck! I purchased one of the first trucks we made mit same Lago blue paint..Only made 15000 trucks in 1980 with 5000 diesels which makes this fairly rare....
Great to see it out! Clear coat that patina’ 👌🏻
Finally got my mk1 go in today had been sitting for approximately 20 yrs idled after starting
What a surprise
Back when VWs were made well. I had a gas 78 4 door Bunny, Champagne Edition. I so loved that car.... Drove it for two years in HS, then 5 years in college. Did all my own work where I could, oil, plugs, rotor, timing..... So peppy for the time and low to the ground so great handling. I only sold it because the floor boards were starting to rust out. Bought a VW Fox because I wanted a trunk. Not as fun as the Bunny but more practical. Then I went Japanese as VW started its decline. Have fun with this car truck thingy.
Just bought a yellow rabbit pickup deisel, gonna follow your channel for sure!
IMO a perfect vehicle. Great front wheel drive for going to work and doing errands no matter the weather.. Definitely not for anything more than light hauling and you better not be a big guy either
I’ve owned (3) 1981’s. 1 gasser and 2 from the dark side. Ended up being the wife’s’ car as MS got me. She LOVED the attention she got when people asked her what the heck is that? We would still have the second diesel IF VW hadn’t made a change mid year of the head drilling negating the ‘81 Rabbit parts cars good head. Grrrr!
Cool! I'm French and here, this one is loved a lot... I would like to drive this one in Paris... My first car was a 1981 MK1 GTI+ 1.8, 740kg for 220ch... That's fire in it! But yours is different and so fun! Thank U very very much. Coucou de France👍
This is funny Michael, I’m watching this playlist for the first time, it’s 4th March 2024 and you are now on 263k subscribers, what a long way you channel has come, in my opinion it’s one of the best, if not THE best in this genre, and going from strength too strength 👏👍🙂
ok, i have been loving the new videos, i was looking to restore a MK2 golf (same frame and powerhouse) to be honest so glad to have stumbled across this video!
I had one of those engines, let me tell you they don't die! you can't kill it. But if you want to go to an even more powerful and durable one, swap it with the 1.6D or 1.6 GTD .. those are amazing. I'm not sure if you guys have it in America or not.
And your kid is so lovely ^^ god bless.
Thank you! I built my last one to make more power naturally aspirated than the turbo 🤷🏼♂️ and it did quite well. I’m still unsure of what I plan to do with this one, something fun though!
Yes...I always loved these pickups! It was my understanding that before a certain year, Rabbits/Sciroccos w/ rectangular headlights were made in America and the ones w/ round headlights were made in Germany.
I wish I can find one just like you did that would be so cool
Great to see this. Reminds me of first start on mine 7 years ago. Was a complete newbie to diesels then. Love the funky interior so different to mine.
These engines are great i got 2 audis with the same engines they ran over 500000 kilometers if you keep this one before fill up your tank(full) take 0.2 liters of 2 stroke oil and it will run forever (the pump and injectors get better lubricated)
great video and great job on this pick up VW i had a few co workers who owned drove these who drove them 100 miles a day round trip to work every day and they got over 50 miles to the gallon, that is a Imperial gallon and with the compression release and a block heater here in Manitoba Canada they started in the very cold winters here, enjoy your find they are very reliable and super unique
Good job! And you're a lucky man, what a little sweetie!
Probably my favorite episode.
I like the porsche. I LOVE the rabbit pickup/caddy! The blue interior is sick!
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I owned a Scirocco and a Rabbit during the early eighties. I remember it was usually older gentlemen that bought those caddy trucks. Maybe I'll buy one of those someday.
Maybe I’m an old soul, this is my third pickup! Only small portion of the volkswagens I’ve owned though!
Love it! Greetings from Charleston! My late father had a tan 1978 Rabbit Diesel 5 Door when I was a youngin’. Thanks for saving this one. Looking forward to seeing your future videos!
Tigerfan 82 Absolutely! Glad to have you!
I'd love to own this truck.
Check Facebook in the Chicago area I saw one for sale.
i own one in the uk lol
My dad had a 78 rabbit hatchback with this diesel in it. It had a gas motor when he bought it with 250k miles, he put the diesel in it and drove it another 150k miles before junking it
Nicely done mate, but when you say it has little bit rust or what ever and that ok for this mileage i was like wdf :D here in Serbia golf 1 diesel my grandfather drove on old changing oil during the war, than when he was out of old oil he just put oil from franc frieze, and after the war ofcourse on standard diesel, he died not much after the war, we sold vw Golf 1 here in place near by..Guy is still driving it, it has 470 000 km on it . so 55k miles-70k km thats a brand new engine :D
Haha I know! I shaved the bay on my last one and put a built pump, header and velocity stacks on it...it had 500k plus miles on it 😅 cool story man! Love it!
I know I'm late to this channel but damit how excited I got when that vdub started up...
my day just got better and better, not long ago watched the Porsche video now this beast cant wait for the updates on these and the other builds you may have going
😁😁
Thanks for showcasing this little truck! I thought it'd be a shame to just do the Porsche and not show this little thing some love, too! Thanks for bringing us along!
Absolutely! Maybe I’ll bring some of my other rides out before long!
@@BudgetBuildz It seems like when you do a video on something, another thing peeks out. That buggy next to the truck looks cool, too! ;)
Todd Wall it’s a fully hand built fiberglass car from the 60s’! One of kind...I would love to share it as well!
@@BudgetBuildz Please! You obviously have so much cool stuff, we may just forget you have a Porsche if you're not careful! LOL.
Wow. Lucky find.
Looking forward to the rebuild.
And that is what it sounded like new. That engine will last forever but you never see them on the road anymore. Would be cool to have one with a little more power. That was actually a pretty practical vehicle back in its time. But...today you probably need to use back roads cause I am pretty sure maintaining 70 on the interstate would only be on a downhill slope. I would probably have bought that thing if I ran across it. Still miss mine and it was borrowed constantly until I sold it.
I had a built pump, custom header and a velocity stack intake on my last one. It did pretty well for being a tiny na diesel 😉 this one will stay bone stock other than probably sending the pump off to be built. Takes them from roughly 36whp to over 50whp which doesn’t sound like much but actually makes a huge difference.
These are great little pickups.
I love them!
What a great truck! It’s so hard to find those up here in Maine, they pretty much disappear into a pile of rust. Diesel too, very jealous. :)
I had a 84’ rabbit gti. The nose of it is identical. Car was pretty quick too. Those volkswagon’s were one of the first vehicles to use fuel injection. Most other car manufacturers did’t start that until about 1988-1989.
Mine was a 1.8 liter gas engine though.
Great work with a happy child in tow to help you
I’d love to own that little truck!
Awesome. I'm trying to purchase a 82 rabbit n this video helps. Thanks
VERY cool will be a fun rebuild...for fun I looked up VW Rabbit truck here in Canada and someone wants $7000 for one that is rough looking.
gotta luv the caddy best old skool ride vw ever done ....
That truck is so cool it's good to see a old engine start new subscriber
Thank you! Glad to have you!
What a crazy find and that price so cool and rare
I have always been a chevy gasboy myself you are the first diesel anything ive been into i do follow bruce wilson. However you have gotten me more into vw diesel more so then my teacher did
Wd arew down
That was my biggest hang up when I started Vlogging is Ah and Um. Love the Caddy.
America: Bumper to Bumper Glad I’m not the only one! 😋 thank you!
The fuse for the headlights also controls the fuel pump solenoid switch
Really cool little truck.
Thoroughly enjoyable! can't remember the last time I saw one of these Golf/Rabbit pick ups, they were not very popular here unlike its saloon and gti counterparts which still are
Love these older Volkswagens, you probably already know this but here goes. I found out the hard way, over 3k $ repair. The service manager at the local Cummins dealer said the older fuel pumps used the sulfur in the fuel for lubrication. Both my up pump and distribution pumps went out and were replaced with the newer version designed for the new sulfur free fuel. Additives are available to be used with older pumps. Rule of thumb when you change the oil you need to change the fuel filter also. Prime the new fuel filter before you install it.
donnie brown Always do! 🤙🏻 thanks for the suggestions! 🙂 thankfully these pumps are only $350 to have rebuilt which makes it a little less worrisome 😃
love it. My first car was a 79 rabbit the same powder blue.
Wow! Awesome! I actually had 3 of these at one time a 2 1980’s an one 1981 that video!
Yeah! Thanks for working on the caddy!
We have a mk2 4x4 syncro country. I want one of these also. I'd keep the us spec additions and stripes.looks so cool.
Love old VW cars, this is a awsome car and saved, caddy we say here in Norway😁😁🇳🇴🇳🇴
Love the color and patina😁😁
Great! 😊 Thank you!
Nice steady idle after that long, those engines are bulletproof, but you need to take care of that fuel line rubbin on the alternater pulley.
It’s a temporary, just wanted to be sure she lived before getting too in depth! 😃
Budget Buildz yeah figured that, just anyways, if it snapped and got tangled up with belt or worse foind in with timing belt and jumped a tooth, bend valves and all. 😀
Great to see this Volkswagen trucks being taken out of storage. This truck was built at the Volkswagen assembly plant from 1979 to 1983.
This is awesome , love old vws , ☺️especially diesels. I like your humble personality. Great work 👍😎
Here we call it a VW Caddy. Awesome cars.
Awesome little truck
Your kid is adorable!! Love the vw truck .. big vw fan!!
I love it, it will awesome for my daughter.
Hey, congrats on another great project! You're 2 for 2 of my dream rebuilds so far :D I can't wait to see your progress.
I'd go resto-mod with this, I'm thinking 2.5 TDI. Don't worry, it'll fit. Definately keep the Westmoreland front end. Get new tires, polish the glass, and go through the wiring and fuse panel.
Leave the body and paint as it is.
Just sub because I just got one too! Barn find for the same price and it’s a black on black. Very satisfying watch u get it started! Keep it up. Now time to get started on mines
I saw this and I Got excited. This is my dream truck. I subscribed just from this and I will definitely follow along!
thanks on letting us know how much you got it for! love it
I built that truck at the New Stanton Plant in Pennsylvania haha. Remember when only colors on the assembly line where white, blue and tan.
I'm from SC and I remember a farmer I'm kin to used to use these exclusively on his farm.
Cool little car, can't wait to see it on the road!!!
Thanks!,
Lucky!!! That's a crazy good find!!
Thanks!
Lol I have a kid just like that, she is a little older now but still with the “Daddy” at the most difficult time of a repair. Love her to death though, she is my little buddy. Even took her to the Turkey Rod run in Daytona last weekend.
Haha Yeap!
Good content. loved seeing the little one ..daddy where this go? daddy..daddy Poke poke. Hahaa
You got a great deal on that caddy.
I've seen those in good condition sell for $4-5k.
Which is kind of ridiculous but.
I had a couple 84 quantum turbo diesels.
Definitely like the older Volkswagen diesel powered cars.
I had a CV joint fail in one of those went to a local parts store,
The part was in a paper box wrapped in oiled paper, an inside the box it said made in West Germany..
West Germany didn't exist as an independent country for quite a while at that point.
What year were your Quantum’s? I had an 84, turbo diesel , dark brown , brown interior with the automatic with the E position on the shifter. Was imported to Canada in the late 80s. We didn’t get Quantum’s here. Miss that car!
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I'm pretty sure one was an 84 or the other one I'm not totally sure about. It was funny because the one was a lot more beat up but ran better the other one was a lot lower miles and a lot cleaner and ran a lot worse LOL.
Both of mine worse 5 speeds both had AC.
Inside the tank of those is a fine mesh filter. It can become clogged with gunk. I don't know how to access it top side on the trucks, but in the cars you accessed it though a panel under the back seat above the tank.